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Patent Details for Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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| US 07389635 | Anderson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Morris G. Anderson (Mesa, Arizona); David F. Ross (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An exhaust mixer assembly having a twisted mixer and an open centerbody is provided. The open centerbody is centrally disposed within the twisted mixer and helps to provide efficient cooling of exhaust air from gas turbine engines. A method for cooling exhaust air from a gas turbine engine using the exhaust mixer assembly of the invention is also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/000730 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/204 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07389890 | Hampsten |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth R. Hampsten (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A tank suitable for containing cryogenic propellant includes an inner liner structure comprised of two layers forming a gap. An intermediary layer comprised of micro-particles is disposed in the gap formed between the two layers of the inner liner structure. A structural overwrap layer covers the inner liner structure in a manner that enables the inner liner structure to float within the structural overwrap layer. The inner floating liner structure can be formed by two thin interlocking (outer and inner) shell s formed in a cylindrical, end dome geometry. The inner and outer shells are both sectioned beyond the tank midpoints. The micro-particles can be comprised of PTFE. An outer structural overwrap comprised of graphite/epoxy covers the double shell liner. A pair of separately fabricated polar bosses seal against the inner of the two interlocking floating liner shells are then each bonded to the tank, fittings, and piping. |
| FILED | Monday, May 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/841187 |
| ART UNIT | 3781 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Receptacles 220/560.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390123 | Friedman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Melvin H. Friedman (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Designs for constructing a surface with variable emittance are described. This is achieved by making a surface where the emissivity varies on a scale smaller than the resolution of a thermal imager viewing the surface. One design utilizes many cylindrical surfaces with their axis parallel and their surfaces nearly in contact. Individual cylinders have the property that when rotated to zero degrees they show a surface with an emissivity of one and when rotated to 180 degrees display a surface with an emissivity of zero. At intermediate angles of rotation a sensor that could resolve individual cylinders would see alternate lines with high and low emittance but a sensor unable to resolve individual cylinders sees a surface with an emittance that depends on the angle the cylinders are rotated. Variable emittance surfaces are expected to be useful for controlling target signature and for making spectral reflectivity measurements using a hyper-spectral radiometer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/203584 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390256 | Soltys et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARL, Inc. (Mercer Island, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Soltys (Bellevue, Washington); Richard Huizinga (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and distributes playing cards according the pseudo-random playing card sequence. For example, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and prints playing cards in order of the pseudo-random playing card sequence. Further, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence based on a house advantage. Yet further, the method, apparatus and article can generate a promotional message on one or more playing cards. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/017276 |
| ART UNIT | 3714 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amusement devices: Games 463/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390343 | Tepper et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Argonide Corporation (Sanford, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederick Tepper (Sanford, Florida); Leonid A. Kaledin (Port Orange, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is a device for purifying drinking water that has at least one fibrous structure. Preferably, there is an upstream and downstream fibrous structure. Each fibrous structure is a mixture of nano alumina fibers and second fibers arranged in a matrix to create asymmetric pores and to which fine, ultrafine, or nanosize particles are attached. Preferably, the device has an upstream antimicrobial for sterilization of retained microbes. The device is substantially more efficient at removing soluble contaminants such as halogens from a fluid stream than those previously available and is also able to retain turbidity, bacteria, and virus. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/680840 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation 055/527 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390367 | Sumakeris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph John Sumakeris (Apex, North Carolina); Michael James Paisley (Garner, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A housing assembly for an induction heating device defines a processing chamber and includes a susceptor and a thermally conductive liner. The susceptor surrounds at least a portion of the processing chamber. The thermally conductive liner is interposed between the susceptor and the processing chamber. The liner is separately formed form the susceptor. The liner is removable from the susceptor without requiring disassembly of the susceptor. |
| FILED | Friday, November 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/714214 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating apparatus 118/725 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390380 | Molintas |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henry J. Molintas (Brookeville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Incoming wastewater is preheated in a heat exchanger before delivery to a flash chamber through an orifice for flashing into water vapor rising into an upper section of the flash chamber which also has a bottom section into which liquid waste oil or other contaminants settles. Rise of such water vapor into the upper chamber section is induced by a vacuum established therein by a vacuum pump withdrawing the water vapor in a superheated and compressed condition for cooling within a condenser from which the incoming wastewater is delivered to a heat exchanger for preheating. The water vapor during rise into the upper section of the flash chamber is filtered to extract contaminates therefrom while liquefied water vapor thereafter formed therein is collected before the remaining water vapor is cooled into the condensate for collection within a distillate tank from which it is withdrawn for overboard discharge after being monitored for oil content. The waste oil and other contaminants in the flash chamber are also withdrawn for separate collection and storage. Such collections of the condensate extracted from the water vapor, the liquefied water vapor and the waste oil and other contaminants are effected by pumps driven under automatic control. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 11, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/777160 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Distillation: Processes, separatory 23/88 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390472 | Singhal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEI Corp. (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amit Singhal (Piscataway, New Jersey); Ganesh Skandan (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A low cost and scalable processes for producing nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 and nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders, where 1≦x≦0.1 and M is a metal cation, such as Mn, Co, Ni, and V. Electronics made of either nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 powders or nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders exhibit good electrochemical properties. The electronic conductivity of nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 powders is enhanced by intimately mixing them with ultrafine carbon particles. Thus, the use of nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders will lead to high power density, low cost and environmentally friendly rechargeable Li-ion batteries. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/695520 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390477 | Smalley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Smalley (Houston, Texas); Daniel T. Colbert (Houston, Texas); Hongjie Dai (Sunnyvale, California); Jie Liu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Andrew G. Rinzler (Newberry, Florida); Jason H. Hafner (Houston, Texas); Ken Smith (Katy, Texas); Ting Guo (Davis, California); Pavel Nikolaev (Houston, Texas); Andreas Thess (Kusterdingen, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to a fullerene nanotube composition. The fullerene nanotubes may be in the form of a felt, such as a bucky paper. Optionally, the fullerene nanotubes may be derivatized with one or more functional groups. Devices employing the fullerene nanotubes of this invention are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/507971 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390568 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sungjee Kim (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Moungi G. Bawendi (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructure has a core of a first semiconductor material surrounded by an overcoating of a second semiconductor material. Upon excitation, one carrier can be substantially confined to the core and the other carrier can be substantially confined to the overcoating. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/638546 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/403 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07390689 — Systems and methods for light absorption and field emission using microstructured silicon
| US 07390689 | Mazur et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Mazur (Concord, Massachusetts); James Edward Carey, III (Woburn, Massachusetts); Catherine H. Crouch (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania); Rebecca Jane Younkin (Arlington, Massachusetts); Claudia Wu (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for absorbing infrared light, and for emitting current are described. A sample, such as a sample containing mainly silicon, is microstructured by at least one laser pulse to produce cone-like structures on the exposed surface. Such microstructuring enhances the infrared absorbing, and current emission properties of the sample. |
| FILED | Friday, May 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/155429 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/71 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390767 | Smalley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Smalley (Houston, Texas); Daniel T. Colbert (Houston, Texas); Hongjie Dai (Sunnyvale, California); Jie Liu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Andrew G. Rinzler (Newberry, Florida); Jason H. Hafner (Houston, Texas); Ken Smith (Katy, Texas); Ting Guo (Davis, California); Pavel Nikolaev (Houston, Texas); Andreas Thess (Kusterdingen, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to a method for producing fullerene nanotube catalyst supports and compositions thereof. In one embodiment, fullerene nanotubes or fullerene nanotube structures can be employed as the support material. A transition metal catalyst is added to the fullerene nanotubes. In a preferred embodiment, the catalyst metal cluster is deposited on the open nanotube end by a docking process that insures optimum location for the subsequent growth reaction. The metal atoms may be subjected to reductive conditions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/507973 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/182 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390836 | Yuan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Junying Yuan (Newton, Massachusetts); Alexei Degterev (Brighton, Massachusetts); Timothy J. Mitchison (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features methods for increasing cell death. The invention also features compounds used to increase cell death. The invention further features methods for identifying compounds that increase cell death. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/606583 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/617 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390902 | Mach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Mach (Eureka, Missouri); Michael J. Welch (Clayton, Missouri); Douglas J. Rowland, Jr. (Shrewsbury, Missouri); Zhude Tu (Eureka, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel benzamide compounds of Formula (I), Formula (II) and Formula (III, salts, water soluble salts, analogs and radiolabeled counterparts thereof as sigma-2 receptor radiotracers for imaging the proliferative status of solid tumors. A method for diagnosing a mammal for the presence of a mammalian tumor therein comprises administering to the mammal a diagnostic imaging detectable effective amount of a benzamide compound having a structure illustrated in Formula (I), Formula (II) and Formula (III) and detecting binding of the compound to a tumor in the mammal. A method for diagnostic imaging of a mammalian tissue having cell surface sigma-2 receptors comprising administering to a mammal a diagnostic imaging amount of a compound having a structure illustrated in Formula (I) Formula (II) and Formula (III) and detecting an image of a tissue having an ample cells with sigma-2 receptors. |
| FILED | Friday, July 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/903771 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/86 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390984 | Cravey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alpha-Omega Power Technologies Ltd. Co. (Albuquerque, New Mexico); The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri); The Boeing Company (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Ray Cravey (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Randy D. Curry (Columbia, Missouri); Kenneth Fox McDonald (Columbia, Michigan); Glenn A. Anderson (St. Charles, Missouri); Richard Sears (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus for switching high power at high repetition rates. The apparatus is preferably a switch utilizing a pressurized flowing dielectric. The pressurized dielectric suppresses growth of dielectric breakdown byproducts, such as large bubbles and breakdown contamination, enabling lower dielectric flow rates to remove the byproducts. In addition to the advantage of lower flow rates, and thus smaller and lighter pumping means, the switch can switch high energies (up to megajoules) at fast repetition rates, up to thousands of pulses per second. The switch is preferably triggered to reduce jitter. The switch can also be used to remove water from oil. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/452560 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Circuit makers and breakers 2/81.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391123 | Rome |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lightning Packs LLC (Strafford, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence Rome (Strafford, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A suspended-load backpack designed to permit the load to move relative to the backpack frame during walking and running so that the large movements between the load and the frame of the backpack reduce the fluctuations of absolute vertical motion of the load. Because the hip (and thus the pack frame) go up a down a good deal during walking, a large relative movement between the frame and the load reduces the absolute excursion of the load. This movement may be, in turn, transferred to a motor through, for example, a rack and pinion gear, to convert the mechanical movement to electrical energy. The movement may also be converted to electrical energy by using an electroactive polymer (EAP) to connect the suspended load to the frame. Such designs allow the load to move in a controlled fashion to prevent the patient from losing his or her balance as the load moves up and down along the backpack frame. Such movement of the suspended-load relative to the frame also reduces the forces on the wearer's shoulders while walking or running, thus reducing the likelihood of orthopedic injury. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/056849 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/1.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391288 | Itoh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tatsuo Itoh (Rolling Hills, California); Atsushi Sanada (Yamaguchi, Japan); Christophe Caloz (Montreal, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A high frequency resonator circuit and method of fabrication is described which has a resonant frequency independent of physical resonator dimensions. The resonator operates in a zeroeth-order mode on a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission line (TL). The LH wave properties of the CRLH-TL contributing anti-parallel phase and group velocities. In one variation, the unit cells are formed from microstrip techniques, preferably creating alternating interdigitated capacitors and stub inductors. The resonant wavelength of the resonator is dependent on the electrical characteristics of the unit cells and not the physical size of the resonator in relation to the desired resonant wavelength. The resonator is created with at least 1.5 unit cells and the Q of the resonator is substantially independent of the number of unit cells utilized. The resonator circuit is particularly well suited for reducing resonator size, and allows resonators of various wavelengths to be fabricated within a fixed board area. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/737088 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391358 | Dupree et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Dupree (Westborough, Massachusetts); Marilyn M. Wolfson (Acton, Massachusetts); Richard J. Johnson (Harvard, Massachusetts); Robert Boldi (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Paul E. Bieringer (Arlington, Massachusetts); Kim T. Calden (Milford, New Hampshire); Carol A. Wilson (Acton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are a method and a system for generating a short-term forecast of echo tops as defined by weather radar measurements. The method includes receiving echo tops images for different times. An echo tops growth rate and an echo tops maximum value are determined for pixels in one of the images and used to generate echo tops prediction values for an echo tops prediction image. For pixels in regions of the image determined to be subject to convective initiation but where convective weather does not exist, an echo tops initiation height and the echo tops maximum value are determined and used with a predicted precipitation value to generate an echo tops prediction value for each pixel. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/472674 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/25.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391504 | Pinkus et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan R. Pinkus (Bellbrook, Ohio); Harry L. Task (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A cost considered arrangement for evaluating local illumination interference with operation of a night vision apparatus in for example the confines of an illumination inclusive aircraft cockpit. The evaluation is especially applicable to identifying interference between aircraft instrument lighting having infrared content for example, and night vision apparatus operation in the aircraft. The evaluation is cost is limited by use of a common household lamp night vision apparatus source calibrated with a common light measuring instrument operated at close range and with modification of the measured illumination through mathematical manipulation of the source operating distance to achieve the low light levels needed for night vision apparatus operation. A standard visual acuity chart and multiple operator interpretations of the chart resolutions achieved are included. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/311588 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/4.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391561 | Di Teodoro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aculight Corporation (Bothell, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fabio Di Teodoro (Everett, Washington); Christopher D. Brooks (Kenmore, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus use a photonic-crystal fiber having a very large core while maintaining a single transverse mode. In some fiber lasers and amplifiers having large cores problems exist related to energy being generated at multiple-modes (i.e., polygamy), and of mode hopping (i.e., promiscuity) due to limited control of energy levels and fluctuations. The problems of multiple-modes and mode hopping result from the use of large-diameter waveguides, and are addressed by the invention. This is especially true in lasers using large amounts of energy (i.e., lasers in the one-megawatt or more range). By using multiple small waveguides in parallel, large amounts of energy can be passed through a laser, but with better control such that the aforementioned problems can be reduced. An additional advantage is that the polarization of the light can be maintained better than by using a single fiber core. |
| FILED | Friday, May 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/420729 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/341.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391801 | Soref et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard A. Soref (Newton, Massachusetts); Stephen J. Emelett (Lansing, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrically pumped semiconductor laser is provided as including a waveguide structure disposed on the substrate. An optical coupling layer is disposed on the substrate and the waveguide. A resonator layer is disposed on the optical coupling layer and may be adapted to include a photonic crystal lattice having a plurality of substantially cylindrical pores extending downwardly into the resonator layer. An insulating cap layer may be disposed on the resonator layer which operatives to seal the photonic crystal lattice. A first plug filled vias is formed on a central region of the cap layer, which extends downwardly to permit a bottom portion of the first plug to communicate with the photonic crystal lattice. Further, a second plug filled vias is formed on an edge region of the cap layer and extends downwardly to permit a bottom portion of the second plug to communicate with the photonic crystal lattice. |
| FILED | Friday, November 25, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/286010 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/92 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391818 | Shockley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Condit Shockley (San Diego, California); Andrew J. Cameron (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus is provided for communicating digital information using diversity signaling with a constrained amount of transmission energy per bit available. The method may optimize the number of diversity channels used, optimize the energy allocation emitted per bit on each diversity channel, and apply weighting factors to each diversity channel at the receiver. One method includes initializing one or more channels J from Jm channels, calculating a Chernoff bound B(J) for the one or more channels J, determining whether J+1 channels may be energetically allowed, and transmitting digital information m using the one or more channels J if the J+1 channels are not allowed or if the J+1 number of channels may be selected but the Chernoff bound B(J) is minimized. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/745752 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/267 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391877 | Brungart |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas S. Brungart (Bellbrook, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Optimal head related transfer function spatial configurations designed to maximize speech intelligibility in multi-talker speech displays by spatially separating competing speech channels combined with a method of normalizing the relative levels of the different talkers in a multi-talker speech display that improves overall performance even in conventional multi-talker spatial configurations. |
| FILED | Friday, March 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/731561 |
| ART UNIT | 2615 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices 381/310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391938 | Peyghambarian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nasser Peyghambarian (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona); Christopher T. DeRose (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Poling electro-optic polymers on an organically modified sol-gel cladding layer can enhance Pockel's coefficient by up to a factor of 2.5. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/768637 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07392079 | Donoghue et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University Research Foundation (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Philip Donoghue (Providence, Rhode Island); Nicholas George Hatsopoulos (Chicago, Illinois); Mijail Demian Serruya (Providence, Rhode Island); Matthew Richard Fellows (Providence, Rhode Island); Liam Paninski (Astoria, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system using neurological control signals to control a device is disclosed. The system may include a sensor sensing electrical activity of a plurality of neurons over time and a vector generator generating a neural control vector from the sensed electrical activity of the plurality of neurons over time. The system may also include a control filter to which the neural control vector is applied to provide a control variable and an output device controlled by the control variable. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/376122 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/545 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc. (New York, New York); BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brig Barnum Elliott (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is useful for routing data traffic in data communications networks where some or all of the network interface links are protected by cryptographic techniques, e.g., encryption. The invention routes datagram traffic in such networks toward interface links perceived to have strong encryption protection and away from interface links perceived to have weak or weakening encryption protection, based on the remaining encryption capacity for such links. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 19, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/392492 |
| ART UNIT | 2135 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/153 |
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| US 07392509 | Sinha et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Avik Sinha (Greenbelt, Maryland); Carol S. Smidts (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for automatically generating test cases from a domain specific description language specification makes use of the properties of the language to derive domain specific axioms and language specific predicates. These properties are embedded into an extended finite state machine which is in turn supplied to the input of a test case generator. The enhanced extended finite state machine, referred herein as an extended finite state machine accounting for axioms and predicates (EFSMAP) contains states and transitions associated with information on implied behavior of the specified system within a particular problem domain. The implicit behavior, defined by the axiomatic properties of the operators of the domain specific language, provide test capability of the associated system that was not explicitly set forth in the formal specification, but nevertheless should be tested to increase confidence in the reliability of the finished product. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/822739 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Software development, installation, and management 717/126 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | American Dental Association Foundation (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurence C. Chow (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Nano-particles of calcium and phosphorous compounds are made in a highly pure generally amorphous state by spray drying a weak acid solution of said compound and evaporating the liquid from the atomized spray in a heated column followed by collection of the precipitated particles. Hydroxy apetite (HA) particles formed by such apparatus and methods are examples of particle manufacture useful in bone and dental therapies. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/100218 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Physical processes 023/293.A00 |
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| US 07390459 | Lebl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Illumina, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michal Lebl (San Diego, California); David L. Heiner (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for high-throughput combinatorial syntheses of organic molecules including a reaction vessel for containing a combinatorial-chemistry synthetic reaction, a liquid dispenser for dispensing the liquid, a liquid aspirator and an adjustment mechanism. The reaction vessel includes an ingress aperture allowing a liquid to enter into an interior of the vessel and an egress aperture for aspirating the liquid from the vessel. The liquid dispenser dispenses liquid through the ingress aperture. The liquid aspirator aspirates liquid through the egress aperture and includes a rotor for carrying the vessel and orbiting the vessel about an axis of rotation. The rotor is oriented generally in a horizontal plane and includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the angle of the vessel relative to the horizontal plane in response to the centrifugal force generated by orbiting the vessel about the axis of rotation. A method of combinatorial synthesis of organic molecules is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/881052 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/64 |
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| US 07390631 | Ahearn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M. Ahearn (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Susan M. Manzi (Wexford, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for diagnosing and monitoring systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or scleroderma by determining, in a blood sample from the individual being diagnosed or monitored, complement component C4d deposited on surfaces of red blood cells in the sample, and optionally also determining complement receptor CR1 deposited on the red blood cell surfaces. For diagnosis this is compared with the quantity of C4d (and optionally CR1) present on red blood cells of normal individuals. For monitoring it is compared with a value in a sample or samples previously obtained from the individual patient. The comparison may be made with individual values for C4d and CR1 and/or with a ratio of the two found in normal individuals. |
| FILED | Monday, September 09, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/489219 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.250 |
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| US 07390632 | Maihle et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tumor Biology Investment Group, Inc. (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nita J. Maihle (Rochester, Minnesota); Hakjoo Lee (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses a system and method using the human ErbB3 receptor, p85-sErbB3, as a negative regulator of heregulin-stimulated ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4 activation. The present invention also discloses a system and method of p85-sErbB3 binding to heregulin with an affinity comparable to that of full-length ErbB3, and competitively inhibiting high affinity heregulin binding to ErbB2/3 heterodimers on the cell surface of breast carcinoma cells. The present invention also uses p85-sErbB3 to inhibit heregulin-induced phosphorylation of ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4 in cells and uses p85-sErbB3 as a negative regulator of heregulin-stimulated signal transduction and as a block for cell growth. The present invention is also directed to nucleic acids and expression vectors encoding p85-sErbB3, host cells harboring such expression vectors, and methods of preparing the protein. The present invention discloses a system and method of therapeutic applications in human malignancies associated with heregulin-mediated cell growth such as breast and prostate cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, May 31, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/159353 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.920 |
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| US 07390633 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dongfang Liu (Yorktown Heights, New York); Kevin Pojasek (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Zachary Shriver (Boston, Massachusetts); Kristine Holley (Boston, Massachusetts); Yosuf El-Shabrawi (Graz, Austria); Ganesh Venkataraman (Bedford, Massachusetts); Ram Sasisekharan (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to heparinase III and mutants thereof. Modified forms of heparinase III having reduced enzymatic activity which are useful for a variety of purposes, including sequencing of heparin-like glycosaminoglycans (HLGAGs), removing active heparan sulfate from a solution, inhibition of angiogenesis, etc. have been discovered according to the invention. The invention in other aspects relates to methods of treating cancer and inhibiting tumor cell growth and/or metastasis using heparinase III, or products produced by enzymatic cleavage by heparinase III of HLGAGs. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/406214 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/41 |
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| US 07390645 | Matthews et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kathleen S. Matthews (Houston, Texas); Catherine M. Foster (Houston, Texas); Liskin Swint-Kruse (Pearland, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides altered lac repressor proteins that recognize the lactose operator with increased affinity and have either normal or enhanced ligand responsivity. For example, the lac repressor Gln60Gly mutant protein exhibits increased binding affinity for lactose operator DNA, while maintaining near-normal responsivity to IPTG. Alternatively, the present invention provides modified repressors which exhibit responsiveness to an alternative ligand, such as arabinose, or have enhanced responsivity to IPTG. For example, Gln60Gly/Leu148Phe binds with wild-type affinity to lactose operator DNA and exhibits enhanced responsivity to IPTG. The present invention also provides for repressors that exhibit both characteristics: increased affinity for lactose operator and enhanced ligand responsivity. Enhanced ligand response enables induction of gene expression to be finely controlled by a researcher. DNA sequences encoding the altered lac repressor proteins and bacterial and eukaryotic cells containing altered lac repressor proteins are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 17, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/197053 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/252.330 |
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| US 07390646 | Andino-Pavlovsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raul Andino-Pavlovsky (San Francisco, California); Marco Vignuzzi (San Francisco, California); Derek H. Wells (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a live, attenuated, invasive bacterium that infects a mammalian host cell, and releases exogenous RNA into the cytoplasm of the host cell. The present invention further provides compositions, including immunogenic compositions, comprising a subject bacterium. The present invention provides methods of delivering an RNA to a eukaryotic host cell in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo. The present invention provides methods of delivering a protein to a host cell in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo. The present invention provides methods of controlling expression of a target gene in a eukaryotic host cell. The present invention provides methods of inducing an immune response in a mammalian host to a polypeptide antigen, the method involving administering to the host a subject bacterium, wherein the antigen is encoded by the exogenous RNA produced by the bacterium. |
| FILED | Friday, September 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/944256 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/252.330 |
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| US 07390656 | Reed et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Burnham Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Reed (Rancho Sante Fe, California); Shu-ichi Matsuzawa (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel Siah-Mediated-Degradation-Proteins (SMDPs) and/or SCF-Complex Proteins (SCPs). Nucleic acid sequences encoding such proteins and assays employing same are also disclosed. The invention SMDPs and/or SCPs can be employed in a variety of ways, for example, for the production of anti-SMDP and/or SCP antibodies thereto, in therapeutic compositions, and methods employing such proteins and/or antibodies for drug screening, functional genomics and other applications. Also provided are transgenic non-human mammals that express the invention protein. |
| FILED | Friday, May 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/441861 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (Burlington, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martha Karen Newell (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention involves methods of regulating cell growth and division to control disease processes by manipulating mitochondrial metabolism and the expression of cell surface immune proteins. The invention also involves related compositions and screening assays. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/802440 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07390784 | Briesewitz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger Briesewitz (Mountain View, California); Gerald R. Crabtree (Woodside, California); Thomas Wandless (Menlo Park, California); Gregory Thomas Ray (Stanford, California); Kurt W. Vogel (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Bifunctional molecules and methods for their use in the production of binary complexes in a host are provided. The bifunctional molecule is a conjugate of a drug moiety and a presenter protein ligand. In the subject methods, an effective amount of the bifunctional molecule is administered to the host. The bifunctional molecule binds to the presenter protein to produce a binary complex that exhibits at least one of improved affinity, specificity or selectivity as compared to the corresponding free drug. The subject methods and compositions find use in a variety of therapeutic applications. |
| FILED | Monday, December 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/011499 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07390785 | Walker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah); Cognetix, Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig Walker (Salt Lake City, Utah); Reshma Shetty (Salt Lake City, Utah); Baldomero M. Olivera (Salt Lake City, Utah); David Hooper (Salt Lake City, Utah); Richard Jacobsen (San Francisco, California); Doug Steel (Salt Lake City, Utah); Robert Jones (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed τ-conotoxins herein), about 10-25 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. |
| FILED | Monday, November 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/267257 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07390821 | Cooke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Cooke (Palo Alto, California); Christopher Heeschen (Frankfurt, Germany); Michael Weis (Munich, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of reducing angiogenesis in an individual. The methods generally involve administering to the individual an effective amount of a nicotinic acetyl choline receptor antagonist. The methods are useful to treat conditions associated with or resulting from angiogenesis, particularly pathological angiogenesis. The invention further provides methods of treating a condition associated with or resulting from angiogenesis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/366163 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/315 |
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| US 07390826 | Fenteany et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriel Fenteany (Oak Park, Illinois); Arun K. Ghosh (River Forest, Illinois); Kevin McHenry (Chicago, Illinois); Audha Ankala (Chicago, Illinois); Sarosh Anjum (Naperville, Illinois); Shoutian Zhu (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Cell motility and growth inhibitors, including compounds of the general structural formula and use of the cell motility and cell growth inhibitors, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, and solvates thereof, as therapeutic agents, are disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/259170 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/376 |
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| US 07390832 | Rokita et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland); The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven E. Rokita (Sliver Spring, Maryland); Kenneth D. Karlin (Owings Mills, Maryland); Lei Li (Baltimore, Maryland); Narasimha N. Murthy (Madras, India) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is related to a novel method for oxidizing or splitting nucleic acids at specific points on a complementary nucleic acid segment using a dinuclear copper-based compound of Formula I. Additionally, the present invention is related to a novel treatment of cancer, tumors, and cancer cells using a dinuclear copper-based compound of formula I or a naked ligand of Formula II. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 12, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/492197 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/499 |
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| US 07390884 | Segal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin M. Segal (Rochester, New York); Ludmila Bagaeva (Fairport, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a Th1-mediated autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that is widely used as an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS). In this study it was demonstrate that CXCL13, a chemokine involved in the development of secondary lymphoid tissues, is expressed in CD11c+ myeloid cells that accumulate in EAE lesions. Blockade or deficiency of CXCL13 ameliorates clinical EAE, both during acute and relapsing stages. CXCL13 deficiency did not inhibit the priming or differentiation of autoimmune effector T-cells in the periphery, but appeared to exert its effects during the effector phase of pathogenesis. These findings indicate that reagents that antagonize or inhibit CXCL13 are useful for the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases such as MS. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/119333 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.100 |
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| US 07390890 | Furneaux et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Bronx, New York); Industrial Research Limited (Lower Hutt, New Zealand) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Hubert Furneaux (Wellington, New Zealand); Peter Charles Tyler (Wellington, New Zealand); Vern L. Schramm (New Rochelle, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds having the formula: wherein A is CH or N; B is chosen from OH, NH2, NHR, H or halogen; D is chosen from OH, NH2, NHR, H, halogen or SCH3; R is an optionally substituted alkyl, aralkyl or aryl group; and X and Y are independently selected from H, OH or halogen except that when one of X and Y is hydroxy or halogen, the other is hydrogen; and Z is OH or, when X is hydroxy, Z is selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, SQ or OQ, Q is an optionally substituted alkyl, aralkyl or aryl group; or a tautomer thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or an ester thereof; or a prodrug thereof; and compounds having the formula: wherein A, X, Y, Z and R are defined for compounds of formula (I) where first shown above; E is chosen from CO2H or a corresponding salt form, CO2R, CN, CONH2, CONHR or CONR2; and G is chosen from NH2, NHCOR, NHCONHR or NHCSNHR; or a tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or an ester thereof, or a prodrug thereof. The present invention also provides the use of the above compounds as pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/728730 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/4.100 |
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| US 07390894 | Weinshilboum et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M. Weinshilboum (Rochester, Minnesota); Baidehi Mukherjee (Rochester, Minnesota); Linda L. Pelleymounter (Rochester, Minnesota); Oreste Salavaggione (St. Louis, Missouri); Eric D. Wieben (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Isolated GSTO2 nucleic acid molecules that include a nucleotide sequence variant and nucleotides flanking the sequence variant are described, as well as GSTO2 allozymes. Methods for determining if a subject contains a GSTO2 sequence variant also are described. |
| FILED | Friday, July 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/482525 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/24.310 |
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| US 07390902 | Mach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Mach (Eureka, Missouri); Michael J. Welch (Clayton, Missouri); Douglas J. Rowland, Jr. (Shrewsbury, Missouri); Zhude Tu (Eureka, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel benzamide compounds of Formula (I), Formula (II) and Formula (III, salts, water soluble salts, analogs and radiolabeled counterparts thereof as sigma-2 receptor radiotracers for imaging the proliferative status of solid tumors. A method for diagnosing a mammal for the presence of a mammalian tumor therein comprises administering to the mammal a diagnostic imaging detectable effective amount of a benzamide compound having a structure illustrated in Formula (I), Formula (II) and Formula (III) and detecting binding of the compound to a tumor in the mammal. A method for diagnostic imaging of a mammalian tissue having cell surface sigma-2 receptors comprising administering to a mammal a diagnostic imaging amount of a compound having a structure illustrated in Formula (I) Formula (II) and Formula (III) and detecting an image of a tissue having an ample cells with sigma-2 receptors. |
| FILED | Friday, July 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/903771 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/86 |
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| US 07391018 | Niu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanosys, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chunming Niu (Palo Alto, California); Robert Hugh Daniels (Mountain View, California); Robert S. Dubrow (San Carlos, California); Jay L. Goldman (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally discloses the use of a nanostructured non-silicon thin film (such as an alumina or aluminum thin film) on a supporting substrate which is subsequently coated with an active layer of a material such as silicon or tungsten. The base, underlying non-silicon material generates enhanced surface area while the active layer assists in incorporating and transferring energy to one or more analytes adsorbed on the active layer when irradiated with a laser during laser desorption of the analyte(s). The present invention provides substrate surfaces that can be produced by relatively straightforward and inexpensive manufacturing processes and which can be used for a variety of applications such as mass spectrometry, hydrophobic or hydrophilic coatings, medical device applications, electronics, catalysis, protection, data storage, optics, and sensors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/226075 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/288 |
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| US 07391025 | Lewis |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | E. Neil Lewis (Brookeville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A spectrometer includes an infrared source, a spectrally selective element, and a cell array. The cell array includes walls that define a number of cavities. The spectrometer also includes an infrared spatial detector responsive to infrared radiation travelling from the infrared source through contents of at least two of the cavities as well as through the spectrally selective element. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 19, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/299577 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/339.20 |
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| US 07391123 | Rome |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lightning Packs LLC (Strafford, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence Rome (Strafford, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A suspended-load backpack designed to permit the load to move relative to the backpack frame during walking and running so that the large movements between the load and the frame of the backpack reduce the fluctuations of absolute vertical motion of the load. Because the hip (and thus the pack frame) go up a down a good deal during walking, a large relative movement between the frame and the load reduces the absolute excursion of the load. This movement may be, in turn, transferred to a motor through, for example, a rack and pinion gear, to convert the mechanical movement to electrical energy. The movement may also be converted to electrical energy by using an electroactive polymer (EAP) to connect the suspended load to the frame. Such designs allow the load to move in a controlled fashion to prevent the patient from losing his or her balance as the load moves up and down along the backpack frame. Such movement of the suspended-load relative to the frame also reduces the forces on the wearer's shoulders while walking or running, thus reducing the likelihood of orthopedic injury. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/056849 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/1.R00 |
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| US 07392079 | Donoghue et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University Research Foundation (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Philip Donoghue (Providence, Rhode Island); Nicholas George Hatsopoulos (Chicago, Illinois); Mijail Demian Serruya (Providence, Rhode Island); Matthew Richard Fellows (Providence, Rhode Island); Liam Paninski (Astoria, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system using neurological control signals to control a device is disclosed. The system may include a sensor sensing electrical activity of a plurality of neurons over time and a vector generator generating a neural control vector from the sensed electrical activity of the plurality of neurons over time. The system may also include a control filter to which the neural control vector is applied to provide a control variable and an output device controlled by the control variable. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/376122 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/545 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07389653 | Kasza et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth E. Kasza (Palos Park, Illinois); John Oras (Des Plaines, Illinois); HyunJin Son (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing sterile ice slurries for medical cooling applications. The apparatus is capable of producing highly loaded slurries suitable for delivery to targeted internal organs of a patient, such as the brain, heart, lungs, stomach, kidneys, pancreas, and others, through medical size diameter tubing. The ice slurry production apparatus includes a slurry production reservoir adapted to contain a volume of a saline solution. A flexible membrane crystallization surface is provided within the slurry production reservoir. The crystallization surface is chilled to a temperature below a freezing point of the saline solution within the reservoir such that ice particles form on the crystallization surface. A deflector in the form of a reciprocating member is provided for periodically distorting the crystallization surface and dislodging the ice particles which form on the crystallization surface. Using reservoir mixing the slurry is conditioned for easy pumping directly out of the production reservoir via medical tubing or delivery through other means such as squeeze bottles, squeeze bags, hypodermic syringes, manual hand delivery, and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/229060 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/342 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07389671 | Xu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tao Xu (Darien, Illinois); Michael P. Zach (Darien, Illinois); Zhili Xiao (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A device and method of making same. The device or hydrogen detector has a non-conducting substrate with a metal film capable of absorbing hydrogen to form a stable metal hydride. The metal film is on the threshold of percolation and is connected to mechanism for sensing a change in electrical resistance in response to the presence of hydrogen in contact with the metal film which causes an increase in conductivity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/593774 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/23.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07389816 | Cognata |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Louis John Cognata (Baytown, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Three Phase Downhole Separator Process (TPDSP) is a process which results in the separation of all three phases, (1) oil, (2) gas, and (3) water, at the downhole location in the well bore, water disposal injection downhole, and oil and gas production uphole. |
| FILED | Friday, July 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/825369 |
| ART UNIT | 3672 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Wells 166/265 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07389830 | Turner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | APS Technology, Inc. (Wallingford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William E. Turner (Durham, Connecticut); Carl A. Perry (Middletown, Connecticut); Mark E. Wassell (Kingwood, Texas); Jason R. Barbely (Middletown, Connecticut); Daniel E. Burgess (Middletown, Connecticut); Martin E. Cobern (Cheshire, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A preferred embodiment of a system for rotating and guiding a drill bit in an underground bore includes a drilling motor and a drive shaft coupled to drilling motor so that drill bit can be rotated by the drilling motor. The system further includes a guidance module having an actuating arm movable between an extended position wherein the actuating arm can contact a surface of the bore and thereby exert a force on the housing of the guidance module, and a retracted position. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/117802 |
| ART UNIT | 3672 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Boring or penetrating the earth 175/61 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390201 | Quinby et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph D. Quinby (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Clarence S. Hall (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | In a security apparatus for securing an electrical connector, a plug may be fitted for insertion into a connector receptacle compliant with a connector standard. The plug has at least one aperture adapted to engage at least one latch in the connector receptacle. An engagement member is adapted to partially extend through at least one aperture and lock to at least one structure within the connector receptacle. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/133869 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical connectors 439/133 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390377 | Wallow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas I. Wallow (Fremont, California); Marion C. Hunter (Livermore, California); Karen Lee Krafcik (Livermore, California); Alfredo M. Morales (Livermore, California); Blake A. Simmons (San Francisco, California); Linda A. Domeier (Danville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | We demonstrate a new method for joining patterned thermoplastic parts into layered structures. The method takes advantage of case-II permeant diffusion to generate dimensionally controlled, activated bonding layers at the surfaces being joined. It is capable of producing bonds characterized by cohesive failure while preserving the fidelity of patterned features in the bonding surfaces. This approach is uniquely suited to production of microfluidic multilayer structures, as it allows the bond-forming interface between plastic parts to be precisely manipulated at micrometer length scales. The bond enhancing procedure is easily integrated in standard process flows and requires no specialized equipment. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/234607 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/308.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390432 | Tucker |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark D. Tucker (Albuqueque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An enhanced formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The enhanced formulation according to the present invention is non-toxic and non-corrosive and can be delivered by a variety of means and in different phases. The formulation provides solubilizing compounds that serve to effectively render the chemical and biological compounds, particularly CW and BW compounds, susceptible to attack, and at least one reactive compound that serves to attack (and detoxify or kill) the compound. The formulation includes at least one solubilizing agent, a reactive compound, a bleaching activator and water. |
| FILED | Friday, September 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/251569 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/186.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390472 | Singhal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEI Corp. (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amit Singhal (Piscataway, New Jersey); Ganesh Skandan (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A low cost and scalable processes for producing nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 and nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders, where 1≦x≦0.1 and M is a metal cation, such as Mn, Co, Ni, and V. Electronics made of either nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 powders or nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders exhibit good electrochemical properties. The electronic conductivity of nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 powders is enhanced by intimately mixing them with ultrafine carbon particles. Thus, the use of nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders will lead to high power density, low cost and environmentally friendly rechargeable Li-ion batteries. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/695520 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390526 | Stupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois); Erik D. Spoerke (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Shawn G. Anthony (New Stanton, Pennsylvania); Krista L. Niece (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Biocompatible composites comprising peptide amphiphiles and surface modified substrates and related methods for attachment thereon. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 11, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/777030 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/2.270 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390594 | Belharouak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ilias Belharouak (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Primary and secondary Li-ion and lithium-metal based electrochemical cell system. The suppression of gas generation is achieved through the addition of an additive or additives to the electrolyte system of respective cell, or to the cell itself whether it be a liquid, a solid- or plastized polymer electrolyte system. The gas suppression additives are primarily based on unsaturated hydrocarbons. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/741248 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/231.950 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390640 | Waldo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey S. Waldo (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Stephanie Cabantous (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods of assaying and improving protein folding using circular permutants of fluorescent proteins, including circular permutants of GFP variants and combinations thereof. The invention further provides various nucleic acid molecules and vectors incorporating such nucleic acid molecules, comprising polynucleotides encoding fluorescent protein circular permutants derived from superfolder GFP, which polynucleotides include an internal cloning site into which a heterologous polynucleotide may be inserted in-frame with the circular permutant coding sequence, and which when expressed are capable of reporting on the degree to which a polypeptide encoded by such an inserted heterologous polynucleotide is correctly folded by correlation with the degree of fluorescence exhibited. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/360178 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390643 | Croteau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University Research Foundation (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rodney Bruce Croteau (Pullman, Washington); Charles Cullen Burke (Moscow, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the present invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules that each encode a geranyl diphosphate synthase protein, wherein each isolated nucleic acid molecule hybridizes to a nucleic acid molecule consisting of the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 under conditions of 5×SSC at 45° C. for one hour. The present invention also provides isolated geranyl diphosphate synthase proteins, and methods for altering the level of expression of geranyl diphosphate synthase protein in a host cell. |
| FILED | Monday, January 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/047828 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/196 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390669 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jian Li (Marietta, Georgia); Xin Sheng Chai (Atlanta, Georgia); Junyoung Zhu (Marietta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a rapid method of determining the concentration of the major components in a chemical stream. The present invention is also a simple, low cost, device of determining the in-situ concentration of the major components in a chemical stream. In particular, the present invention provides a useful method for simultaneously determining the concentrations of sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and sodium carbonate in aqueous kraft pulping liquors through use of an attenuated total reflectance (ATR) tunnel flow cell or optical probe capable of producing a ultraviolet absorbency spectrum over a wavelength of 190 to 300 nm. In addition, the present invention eliminates the need for manual sampling and dilution previously required to generate analyzable samples. The inventive method can be used in Kraft pulping operations to control white liquor causticizing efficiency, sulfate reduction efficiency in green liquor, oxidation efficiency for oxidized white liquor and the active and effective alkali charge to kraft pulping operations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/999912 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/165 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391126 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yan Liu (Ballston Lake, New York); Luis Jose Garces (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments relate to systems and methods related to an integrated electrically-powered sub-system and wind power system including a wind power source, an electrically-powered sub-system coupled to and at least partially powered by the wind power source, the electrically-powered sub-system being coupled to the wind power source through power converters, and a supervisory controller coupled to the wind power source and the electrically-powered sub-system to monitor and manage the integrated electrically-powered sub-system and wind power system. |
| FILED | Friday, June 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/427883 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391148 | Setlur et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anant Achyut Setlur (Niskayuna, New York); Alok Mani Srivastava (Niskayuna, New York); Holly Ann Comanzo (Niskayuna, New York); Venkatesan Manivannan (Clifton Park, New York); William Winder Beers (Chesterland, Ohio); Katalin Toth (Pomaz, Hungary); Laszlo D. Balazs (Budapest, Hungary) |
| ABSTRACT | A phosphor blend comprises at least two phosphors each selected from one of the groups of phosphors that absorb UV electromagnetic radiation and emit in a region of visible light. The phosphor blend can be applied to a discharge gas radiation source to produce light sources having high color rendering index. A phosphor blend is advantageously includes the phosphor (Tb,Y,LuLa,Gd)x(Al,Ga)yO12:Ce3+, wherein x is in the range from about 2.8 to and including 3 and y is in the range from about 4 to and including 5. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/064129 |
| ART UNIT | 2889 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/486 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391357 | Doerry et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Armin W. Doerry (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Freddie E. Heard (Albuquerque, New Mexico); J. Thomas Cordaro (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Motion measurement errors that extend beyond the range resolution of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can be corrected by effectively decreasing the range resolution of the SAR in order to permit measurement of the error. Range profiles can be compared across the slow-time dimension of the input data in order to estimate the error. Once the error has been determined, appropriate frequency and phase correction can be applied to the uncompressed input data, after which range and azimuth compression can be performed to produce a desired SAR image. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/243826 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/25.F00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE40394 | Roos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Recovery Technologies, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles E. Roos (Nashville, Tennessee); Edward J. Sommer, Jr. (Nashville, Tennessee); Robert H. Parrish (Nashville, Tennessee); James R. Russell (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus are disclosed for classifying materials utilizing a computerized touch sensitive screen or other computerized pointing device for operator identification and electronic marking of spatial coordinates of materials to be extracted. An operator positioned at a computerized touch sensitive screen views electronic images of the mixture of materials to be sorted as they are conveyed past a sensor array which transmits sequences of images of the mixture either directly or through a computer to the touch sensitive display screen. The operator manually “touches” objects displayed on the screen to be extracted from the mixture thereby registering the spatial coordinates of the objects within the computer. The computer then tracks the registered objects as they are conveyed and directs automated devices including mechanical means such as air jets, robotic arms, or other mechanical diverters to extract the registered objects. |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 10/252444 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Classifying, separating, and assorting solids 29/578 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07390452 | Balkus, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth J. Balkus, Jr. (The Colony, Texas); John P. Ferraris (Coppell, Texas); Sudha Madhugiri (Richardson, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to an apparatus and methods for electrospinning composite fibers including polymeric material and mesoporous molecular sieve material. The methods include in one aspect electrospinning fibers from a conducting solution to which a high voltage electric current is applied. The apparatus includes in one aspect one or more conducting solution introduction devices for providing a quantity of conducting solution, the conducting solution introduction devices being electrically charged thereby establishing an electric field between the conduction solution introduction devices and a target, and means for controlling the flow characteristics of conducting solution from the conducting solution introduction devices. |
| FILED | Monday, March 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/385043 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/465 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390462 | Rao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Maryland Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Govind Rao (Columbia, Maryland); Iordan V. Kostov (Baltimore, Maryland); Haley R. Kermis (Baltimore, Maryland); Peter Harms (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides ratiometric fluorescent pH sensors for non-invasive, continuous monitoring of pH in such applications as fermentation processes. The ratiometric fluorescent pH sensors comprise a fluorescent dye that exhibits a shift in excitation wavelength with a corresponding shift in pH in the local environment of said fluorescent dye. Ratiometric measurements of the emission intensities at dual excitation maxima correlate to pH. Also provided is a fluorescent dye 6-methacryloyl-8-hydroxy-1,3-pyrene disulfonic acid (MA-HPDS). Further provided are systems and methods to non-invasively and continuously monitor pH. |
| FILED | Monday, June 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/609720 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/82.80 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390477 | Smalley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Smalley (Houston, Texas); Daniel T. Colbert (Houston, Texas); Hongjie Dai (Sunnyvale, California); Jie Liu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Andrew G. Rinzler (Newberry, Florida); Jason H. Hafner (Houston, Texas); Ken Smith (Katy, Texas); Ting Guo (Davis, California); Pavel Nikolaev (Houston, Texas); Andreas Thess (Kusterdingen, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to a fullerene nanotube composition. The fullerene nanotubes may be in the form of a felt, such as a bucky paper. Optionally, the fullerene nanotubes may be derivatized with one or more functional groups. Devices employing the fullerene nanotubes of this invention are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/507971 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390526 | Stupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois); Erik D. Spoerke (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Shawn G. Anthony (New Stanton, Pennsylvania); Krista L. Niece (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Biocompatible composites comprising peptide amphiphiles and surface modified substrates and related methods for attachment thereon. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 11, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/777030 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/2.270 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07390689 — Systems and methods for light absorption and field emission using microstructured silicon
| US 07390689 | Mazur et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Mazur (Concord, Massachusetts); James Edward Carey, III (Woburn, Massachusetts); Catherine H. Crouch (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania); Rebecca Jane Younkin (Arlington, Massachusetts); Claudia Wu (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for absorbing infrared light, and for emitting current are described. A sample, such as a sample containing mainly silicon, is microstructured by at least one laser pulse to produce cone-like structures on the exposed surface. Such microstructuring enhances the infrared absorbing, and current emission properties of the sample. |
| FILED | Friday, May 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/155429 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/71 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390767 | Smalley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Smalley (Houston, Texas); Daniel T. Colbert (Houston, Texas); Hongjie Dai (Sunnyvale, California); Jie Liu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Andrew G. Rinzler (Newberry, Florida); Jason H. Hafner (Houston, Texas); Ken Smith (Katy, Texas); Ting Guo (Davis, California); Pavel Nikolaev (Houston, Texas); Andreas Thess (Kusterdingen, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to a method for producing fullerene nanotube catalyst supports and compositions thereof. In one embodiment, fullerene nanotubes or fullerene nanotube structures can be employed as the support material. A transition metal catalyst is added to the fullerene nanotubes. In a preferred embodiment, the catalyst metal cluster is deposited on the open nanotube end by a docking process that insures optimum location for the subsequent growth reaction. The metal atoms may be subjected to reductive conditions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/507973 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/182 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391742 | Zabele et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies, Inc. (Burlington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Zabele (North Reading, Massachusetts); Mark Keaton (North Reading, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are methods, systems, and processor program products for determining a set of costs of routes in a network, including providing a model of the network, optimizing the model for maximum network lifetime, updating the model using at least one constraint based on the maximum network lifetime, optimizing the updated model for minimum network latency, modifying the updated model using a constraint based on the minimum network latency, and, optimizing the modified updated model by balancing the network across multiple pathways to provide costs of routes in the network. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/955466 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391938 | Peyghambarian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nasser Peyghambarian (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona); Christopher T. DeRose (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Poling electro-optic polymers on an organically modified sol-gel cladding layer can enhance Pockel's coefficient by up to a factor of 2.5. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/768637 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07389675 | Hunter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary W. Hunter (Oberlin, Ohio); Jennifer C. Xu (Olmsted Township, Ohio); Dorothy Lukco (Sagamore Hills, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A miniaturized Schottky diode hydrogen and hydrocarbon sensor and the method of making same is disclosed and claimed. The sensor comprises a catalytic metal layer, such as palladium, a silicon carbide substrate layer and a thin barrier layer in between the catalytic and substrate layers made of palladium oxide (PdOx). This highly stable device provides sensitive gas detection at temperatures ranging from at least 450 to 600° C. The barrier layer prevents reactions between the catalytic metal layer and the substrate layer. Conventional semiconductor fabrication techniques are used to fabricate the small-sized sensors. The use of a thicker palladium oxide barrier layer for other semiconductor structures such as a capacitor and transistor structures is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, May 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/434578 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/31.60 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390473 | Singhal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEI Corp. (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amit Singhal (Piscataway, New Jersey); Abhijeet Dhamne (Somerset, New Jersey); Ganesh Skandan (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Processes for producing fine LiFePO4/C and nanostructured LiFexM1−xPO4/C composite powders, where 1≦x≦0.1 and M is a metal cation. Electrodes made of either nanostructured LiFexM1−xPO4 powders or nanostructured LiFexM1−xPO4/C composite powders exhibit excellent electrochemical properties. That will provide high power density, low cost and environmentally friendly rechargeable Li-ion batteries. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/165926 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390768 | Jordan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey D. Jordan (Williamsburg, Virginia); David R. Schryer (Hampton, Virginia); Patricia P. Davis (Yorktown, Virginia); Bradley D. Leighty (Gloucester, Virginia); Anthony Neal Watkins (Hampton, Virginia); Jacqueline L. Schryer (Hampton, Virginia); Donald M. Oglesby (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Suresh T. Gulati (Elmira, New York); Jerry C. Summers (Charleston, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention described herein involves a novel approach to the production of oxidation/reduction catalytic systems. The present invention serves to stabilize the tin oxide reducible metal-oxide coating by co-incorporating at least another metal-oxide species, such as zirconium. In one embodiment, a third metal-oxide species is incorporated, selected from the group consisting of cerium, lanthanum, hafnium, and ruthenium. The incorporation of the additional metal oxide components serves to stabilize the active tin-oxide layer in the catalytic process during high-temperature operation in a reducing environment (e.g., automobile exhaust). Moreover, the additional metal oxides are active components due to their oxygen-retention capabilities. Together, these features provide a mechanism to extend the range of operation of the tin-oxide-based catalyst system for automotive applications, while maintaining the existing advantages. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/056845 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391622 | Marshall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph A. Marshall (Seattle, Washington); Douglas B. Weems (West Chester, Pennsylvania); Richard C. Bussom (West Chester, Pennsylvania); David M. Anderson (Issaquah, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite structural member with an integrated electrical circuit is provided. The structural member includes a plurality of layers of structural reinforcement material, and two or more electrical devices are disposed at least partially between the layers with an intermediate layer of the structural reinforcement material disposed between the electrical devices. At least one electrical bus is disposed in the structural member, and each electrical device is connected to the bus by a conductive electrode. Thus, the electrodes can extend through the intermediate layer of the structural reinforcement material to connect each of the electrical devices to one or more of the buses. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/850923 |
| ART UNIT | 2841 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/804 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07390472 | Singhal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEI Corp. (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amit Singhal (Piscataway, New Jersey); Ganesh Skandan (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A low cost and scalable processes for producing nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 and nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders, where 1≦x≦0.1 and M is a metal cation, such as Mn, Co, Ni, and V. Electronics made of either nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 powders or nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders exhibit good electrochemical properties. The electronic conductivity of nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4 powders is enhanced by intimately mixing them with ultrafine carbon particles. Thus, the use of nanostructured LiFexM1-xPO4/C composite powders will lead to high power density, low cost and environmentally friendly rechargeable Li-ion batteries. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/695520 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07390473 | Singhal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEI Corp. (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amit Singhal (Piscataway, New Jersey); Abhijeet Dhamne (Somerset, New Jersey); Ganesh Skandan (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Processes for producing fine LiFePO4/C and nanostructured LiFexM1−xPO4/C composite powders, where 1≦x≦0.1 and M is a metal cation. Electrodes made of either nanostructured LiFexM1−xPO4 powders or nanostructured LiFexM1−xPO4/C composite powders exhibit excellent electrochemical properties. That will provide high power density, low cost and environmentally friendly rechargeable Li-ion batteries. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/165926 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391742 | Zabele et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies, Inc. (Burlington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Zabele (North Reading, Massachusetts); Mark Keaton (North Reading, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are methods, systems, and processor program products for determining a set of costs of routes in a network, including providing a model of the network, optimizing the model for maximum network lifetime, updating the model using at least one constraint based on the maximum network lifetime, optimizing the updated model for minimum network latency, modifying the updated model using a constraint based on the minimum network latency, and, optimizing the modified updated model by balancing the network across multiple pathways to provide costs of routes in the network. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/955466 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07390986 | McDonald |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glenn McDonald (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | System and method for dynamically adjusting cells in a carrier structure for receiving mail items for delivery through a postal delivery service. Delivery points, which may represent a post office address, correspond to cells in the carrier structure. The allocation of cells may be adjusted based upon the mail delivery demands of the delivery point. Delivery points, and their corresponding cells, may also be added and/or deleted. |
| FILED | Monday, June 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/865913 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Classifying, separating, and assorting solids 29/584 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07391781 | Payne et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Payne (Collierville, Tennessee); Robert F. Snapp (Memphis, Tennessee); James D. Wilson (Collierville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Providing a corrected delivery address comprises receiving a plurality of first data elements, each of the plurality of first data elements comprising a first portion and a second portion. Next providing a corrected delivery address comprises providing a second data element, the second data element corresponding to one of the plurality of first data elements and comprising a corrected version of the second portion of the corresponding first data element. Then providing a corrected delivery address comprises receiving an indication that none of the second portions of the plurality of first data elements match the second data element and providing, in response to the indication, a link associating the second data element with the first data element corresponding to the second data element. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/665456 |
| ART UNIT | 2619 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/396 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07390480 | Wright et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maureen S. Wright (New Orleans, Louisiana); William J. Connick, Jr. (New Orleans, Louisiana); Mark A. Jackson (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus and certain related species, such as P. javanicus are useful for controlling infestations by subterranean termites, particularly those belonging to the family Rhinotermitidae. The family Rhinotermitidae includes two species of subterranean termites having extremely high economic importance in the United States; namely the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki), and the native (North American) subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes). Large numbers of infectious propagules of the fungus, such as blastospores and conidia can be readily cultured on media that are easily and inexpensively prepared and incorporated into formulations for controlling termites. These fungi are useful for protecting living trees, plants, wood, wood structures, and other cellulosic materials susceptible to termite infestation and damage. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/657982 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/84 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07390335 | Chow |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | American Dental Association Foundation (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurence C. Chow (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Nano-particles of calcium and phosphorous compounds are made in a highly pure generally amorphous state by spray drying a weak acid solution of said compound and evaporating the liquid from the atomized spray in a heated column followed by collection of the precipitated particles. Hydroxy apetite (HA) particles formed by such apparatus and methods are examples of particle manufacture useful in bone and dental therapies. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/100218 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Physical processes 023/293.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Education (ED)
| US RE40394 | Roos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Recovery Technologies, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles E. Roos (Nashville, Tennessee); Edward J. Sommer, Jr. (Nashville, Tennessee); Robert H. Parrish (Nashville, Tennessee); James R. Russell (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus are disclosed for classifying materials utilizing a computerized touch sensitive screen or other computerized pointing device for operator identification and electronic marking of spatial coordinates of materials to be extracted. An operator positioned at a computerized touch sensitive screen views electronic images of the mixture of materials to be sorted as they are conveyed past a sensor array which transmits sequences of images of the mixture either directly or through a computer to the touch sensitive display screen. The operator manually “touches” objects displayed on the screen to be extracted from the mixture thereby registering the spatial coordinates of the objects within the computer. The computer then tracks the registered objects as they are conveyed and directs automated devices including mechanical means such as air jets, robotic arms, or other mechanical diverters to extract the registered objects. |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 10/252444 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Classifying, separating, and assorting solids 29/578 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 07391358 | Dupree et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Dupree (Westborough, Massachusetts); Marilyn M. Wolfson (Acton, Massachusetts); Richard J. Johnson (Harvard, Massachusetts); Robert Boldi (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Paul E. Bieringer (Arlington, Massachusetts); Kim T. Calden (Milford, New Hampshire); Carol A. Wilson (Acton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are a method and a system for generating a short-term forecast of echo tops as defined by weather radar measurements. The method includes receiving echo tops images for different times. An echo tops growth rate and an echo tops maximum value are determined for pixels in one of the images and used to generate echo tops prediction values for an echo tops prediction image. For pixels in regions of the image determined to be subject to convective initiation but where convective weather does not exist, an echo tops initiation height and the echo tops maximum value are determined and used with a predicted precipitation value to generate an echo tops prediction value for each pixel. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/472674 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/25.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
| US 07391938 | Peyghambarian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nasser Peyghambarian (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona); Christopher T. DeRose (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Poling electro-optic polymers on an organically modified sol-gel cladding layer can enhance Pockel's coefficient by up to a factor of 2.5. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/768637 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 07391028 | Rubenstein |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. (East Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric P. Rubenstein (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Digital images or the charge from pixels in light sensitive semiconductor based imagers may be used to detect gamma rays and energetic particles emitted by radioactive materials. Methods may be used to identify pixel-scale artifacts introduced into digital images and video images by high energy gamma rays. Statistical tests and other comparisons on the artifacts in the images or pixels may be used to prevent false-positive detection of gamma rays. The sensitivity of the system may be used to detect radiological material at distances in excess of 50 meters. Advanced processing techniques allow for gradient searches to more accurately determine the source's location, while other acts may be used to identify the specific isotope. Coordination of different imagers and network alerts permit the system to separate non-radioactive objects from radioactive objects. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/364027 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.80 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
| US 07390428 | Davidson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vandervilt University (Nashville, Tennessee); Tenneessee Valley Authority (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jimmy L. Davidson (Brentwood, Tennessee); Dale T. Bradshaw (Chattanooga, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A heat transfer composition and methods for using same to transfer heat in a transformer. In one embodiment, a heat transfer composition has soy-based oil, an additive comprising a nano-particle size diamond powder characterized by a first mass, and a chemical agent characterized by a second mass, wherein the ratio of the second mass to the first mass is greater than one. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/007777 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 07390821 | Cooke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Cooke (Palo Alto, California); Christopher Heeschen (Frankfurt, Germany); Michael Weis (Munich, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of reducing angiogenesis in an individual. The methods generally involve administering to the individual an effective amount of a nicotinic acetyl choline receptor antagonist. The methods are useful to treat conditions associated with or resulting from angiogenesis, particularly pathological angiogenesis. The invention further provides methods of treating a condition associated with or resulting from angiogenesis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/366163 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/315 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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